# Hot **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=548 [Latest](https://meta.discourse.org/latest.md) · [Categories](https://meta.discourse.org/categories.md) · [Tags](https://meta.discourse.org/tags.md) **Page:** 549 --- ## [Feasible to move autosize library to 'discourse/lib'?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feasible-to-move-autosize-library-to-discourse-lib/41265)
**Author:** [@angus](https://meta.discourse.org/u/angus)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 3:39pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/feasible-to-move-autosize-library-to-discourse-lib/41265 "2016-03-18T15:39:23Z")
@eviltrout Would it be feasible to move the useful autosize library you wrote from admin/lib to discourse/lib? I’ve come across it working on Quick Messages and would prefer to use a working existing solution in the proj… --- ## [Some plugins not working after upgrade](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-plugins-not-working-after-upgrade/41273)
**Author:** [@Kovah](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Kovah)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/some-plugins-not-working-after-upgrade/41273 "2016-03-18T20:19:05Z")
I recently updated Discourse from 1.4.3 to 1.4.5 and the tagging plugin stopped working. I disabled the plugin. Now I wanted to try the Feature Voting plugin. Unfortunately I didn’t know it only works with Discourse 1.5… --- ## [\/search returns 500 error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277)
**Author:** [@ErikV](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ErikV)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/forum-search-returns-500-error/41277 "2016-03-18T18:43:29Z")
On my forum and on this forum, if I go to http:// forum address /search I get a 500 error. Any known workarounds? Thanks! --- ## [Suggestion to change topic-subscription descriptions](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-to-change-topic-subscription-descriptions/41287)
**Author:** [@AstonJ](https://meta.discourse.org/u/AstonJ)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2017, 11:42pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/suggestion-to-change-topic-subscription-descriptions/41287 "2017-04-16T23:42:04Z")
Currently we have: Watching You will be notified of every new reply in this topic, and a count of new replies will be shown. Tracking A count of new replies will be shown for this topic. You will be notified if so… --- ## [Add tags to the site.json, if tags plugin is installed and active](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-tags-to-the-site-json-if-tags-plugin-is-installed-and-active/41290)
**Author:** [@meglio](https://meta.discourse.org/u/meglio)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 3, 2017, 3:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/add-tags-to-the-site-json-if-tags-plugin-is-installed-and-active/41290 "2017-02-03T15:59:47Z")
Currently, site.json API does not list tags, yet it lists can\_tag\_topics, can\_create\_tag and tags\_filter\_regexp . Let’s add the tags list to the site.json as well. --- ## [Bundle install - Could not locate Gemfile or .bundle/ directory](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bundle-install-could-not-locate-gemfile-or-bundle-directory/41292)
**Author:** [@JimmyX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimmyX)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2017, 10:11pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/bundle-install-could-not-locate-gemfile-or-bundle-directory/41292 "2017-02-21T22:11:39Z")
I am installing on Fedora 23. I downloaded VirtualBox and then followed this tutorial (but for Unix) I can SSH into the vagrant OK. Then “cd /vagrant” works OK. “bundle install” gives the error “Could not locate Gemf… --- ## [Why the forums takes full of total 20Gb of disk?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-the-forums-takes-full-of-total-20gb-of-disk/41294)
**Author:** [@M\_c\_Tau](https://meta.discourse.org/u/M_c_Tau)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 9:21am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-the-forums-takes-full-of-total-20gb-of-disk/41294 "2016-03-19T09:21:33Z")
Hello I am running just a very small with some threads. It suddenly stops working due to no free space on the Vultr VPS. I just wonder, why the disk is full. Probably someone uploaded some big files on purpose, where is… --- ## [Missing translation in Github](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-translation-in-github/41297)
**Author:** [@Manel\_Vilar](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Manel_Vilar)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 9:50pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/missing-translation-in-github/41297 "2016-03-22T21:50:44Z")
Hi, I want to use the Galician language translation that exists in the Transifex project, but it’s not present in the Github repo. In the documentation, it seems that the process is fully automated “”“After contributi… --- ## [Admin badge on posts & moderator group on profile](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-badge-on-posts-moderator-group-on-profile/41299)
**Author:** [@V0rTeX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/V0rTeX)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2016, 8:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/admin-badge-on-posts-moderator-group-on-profile/41299 "2016-03-19T20:18:36Z")
Hello. I’m using Discourse/w tests-passed for my forum. I have two bugs with my installation, which kinda annoy me. 1 . Admin badge is not visible on posts I have a temporary workaround. I granted myself Moderato… --- ## [Where's the admin/upgrade link when there's a new version?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wheres-the-admin-upgrade-link-when-theres-a-new-version/41308)
**Author:** [@watchmanmonitor](https://meta.discourse.org/u/watchmanmonitor)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 23, 2016, 7:25pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/wheres-the-admin-upgrade-link-when-theres-a-new-version/41308 "2016-03-23T19:25:26Z")
I’m looking at my fairly recent discourse… 127 commits behind, and in need of a version update. What happened to the link to /admin/upgrade? All I get is the link to the current commit, which isn’t all that useful a… --- ## [Removing personal messages from posts.rss](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-personal-messages-from-posts-rss/41312)
**Author:** [@dax](https://meta.discourse.org/u/dax)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 1:12pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/removing-personal-messages-from-posts-rss/41312 "2016-03-21T13:12:08Z")
When I type http://my\_site/posts.rss I see lot of “welcome” msg (the other admin change the settings on the panel admin to send it, insteed of @system) that are very annoying. A user have a private conversation with… --- ## [\[SOLVED\] NFS mount hangs - need Vagrant file for Fedora 23](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-nfs-mount-hangs-need-vagrant-file-for-fedora-23/41314)
**Author:** [@JimmyX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimmyX)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 5:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/solved-nfs-mount-hangs-need-vagrant-file-for-fedora-23/41314 "2016-03-20T05:47:03Z")
Vagrant downloads the virtual box file OK but “vagrant up” hangs on NFS mount. Through Virtual Box I can log into the discourse box (user/password vagrant/vagrant) and I can mount /vagrant from my laptop OK. That means N… --- ## [Online User API?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/online-user-api/41324)
**Author:** [@Socratic\_Phoenix](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Socratic_Phoenix)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 20, 2016, 4:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/online-user-api/41324 "2016-03-20T16:02:27Z")
So I was looking at the api documentation, and was wondering if there was a way for normal users (non-administrative), to contact the api and make postings or reply. Reason being, I wanted to create a bot that auto-posts… --- ## [Persisting desktop/mobile view in mobile Chrome browsers](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persisting-desktop-mobile-view-in-mobile-chrome-browsers/41326)
**Author:** [@downey](https://meta.discourse.org/u/downey)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2016, 9:01am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/persisting-desktop-mobile-view-in-mobile-chrome-browsers/41326 "2016-03-26T09:01:35Z")
I have both an Android phone & tablet, running the latest releases of Android/Chrome. On the Pixel C, my standard orientation is landscape with a keyboard, so the mobile UI is not ideal. I keep trying the “request deskt… --- ## [Community Hall of Shame listing in admin panel](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-hall-of-shame-listing-in-admin-panel/41329)
**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 9:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/community-hall-of-shame-listing-in-admin-panel/41329 "2016-03-21T21:02:07Z")
Discourse lists the top performing users very nicely in the Users view. As and administrator however, I would like to see the worst performing users: flags, deleted messages, suspensions. This would be beneficial for ev… --- ## [Conflicting "out of date" vs "up to date" statuses](https://meta.discourse.org/t/conflicting-out-of-date-vs-up-to-date-statuses/41339)
**Author:** [@markplindsay](https://meta.discourse.org/u/markplindsay)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2016, 1:54am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/conflicting-out-of-date-vs-up-to-date-statuses/41339 "2016-05-01T01:54:01Z")
At the top of the Admin screen, I am told Your Discourse installation is out of date. Click here to upgrade. But when I click, each item is Up to date. Also on the Admin screen: A check for updates has not been performe… --- ## [Can't change mail address on Meta](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-mail-address-on-meta/41343)
**Author:** [@Sander78](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Sander78)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 4:38pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cant-change-mail-address-on-meta/41343 "2016-03-22T16:38:39Z")
I’m trying to change my mail address from info@mydomain.ext to mail@mydomain.ext but I get the error that the address is in use already. But it’s not… I checked with a lost password link. --- ## [Topic not deleted after deleting spammer](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-not-deleted-after-deleting-spammer/41348)
**Author:** [@tgxworld](https://meta.discourse.org/u/tgxworld)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 9:25am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/topic-not-deleted-after-deleting-spammer/41348 "2016-03-21T09:25:00Z")
https://meta.discourse.org/t/vote-for-your-external-batterys-color/41347 Repro steps: Create a new user Create a new topic with the user Using an admin user, click flag -\> it's spam -\> delete spammer --- ## [Android mobile device detection is too broad](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-mobile-device-detection-is-too-broad/41349)
**Author:** [@jomaxro](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jomaxro)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2016, 9:16am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/android-mobile-device-detection-is-too-broad/41349 "2016-03-26T09:16:10Z")
Continuing the discussion from Android mobile device detection is too strict: So…since @codinghorror’s change went through, Discourse now appears in mobile view for my 10" Samsung Galaxy Tablet (user agent below). Acco… --- ## [Docker install, endless "downloading base image"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-endless-downloading-base-image/41350)
**Author:** [@JimmyX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimmyX)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 11:08am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/docker-install-endless-downloading-base-image/41350 "2016-03-21T11:08:13Z")
I installed docker on my laptop. I get as far as logging into the docker with “vagrant ssh” and then I execute vagrant@vagrant-ubuntu-trusty-64:/vagrant$ ./launcher start WARNING: We are about to start downloading t… --- ## [How big is your Discourse backup?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-big-is-your-discourse-backup/41351)
**Author:** [@ljpp](https://meta.discourse.org/u/ljpp)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2016, 8:07pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/how-big-is-your-discourse-backup/41351 "2016-04-25T20:07:18Z")
It looks like my community is generating data roughly at a pace of 100MB’s per month, maybe a little more. With linear projection, my backup size in December would be 1.2GB and in December 2026 around 12GB. The images se… --- ## [Ability to specify external url to edit sso overrides](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-specify-external-url-to-edit-sso-overrides/41352)
**Author:** [@mkew](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mkew)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 8:24am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/ability-to-specify-external-url-to-edit-sso-overrides/41352 "2016-03-21T08:24:42Z")
We’ve just got SSO implemented and running smoothly - very happy so far! :grinning: We are currently using the ‘sso override’ settings for user details and avatars. A small feature addition that we’d find really useful … --- ## [Using private / personal messages as long term chat](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-private-personal-messages-as-long-term-chat/41356)
**Author:** [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\ **Replies:** 29\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2022, 7:23pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/using-private-personal-messages-as-long-term-chat/41356 "2022-02-16T19:23:44Z")
One thing we’ve noticed come up on a few sites is a pattern of behavior where users make almost no public posts, but spend most of their time in very, very long PM topics that can be tens of thousands of replies long … --- ## [Cannot view 0.0.0.0:3000 in browser, and localhost:4000 gives error](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-view-0-0-0-0-3000-in-browser-and-localhost-4000-gives-error/41357)
**Author:** [@GaurangTandon](https://meta.discourse.org/u/GaurangTandon)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 4:47am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/cannot-view-0-0-0-0-3000-in-browser-and-localhost-4000-gives-error/41357 "2016-03-22T04:47:57Z")
This is my cmd log: intl@intl-PC /f/discourse (master) $ vagrant ssh VM must be running to open SSH connection. Run \`vagrant up\` to start the virtual machine. intl@intl-PC /f/discourse (master) $ vagrant up Bringing … --- ## [1 to 1 PM vs Group Messaging](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-to-1-pm-vs-group-messaging/41359)
**Author:** [@gingerman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/gingerman)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2017, 11:18pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/1-to-1-pm-vs-group-messaging/41359 "2017-02-20T23:18:17Z")
Is there a way to completely block 1 to 1 PM for users but only allow Group Messaging with admin (for private email support) --- ## [Control which comments are embedded?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/control-which-comments-are-embedded/41363)
**Author:** [@carstenwawer](https://meta.discourse.org/u/carstenwawer)\ **Replies:** 18\ **Last updated:** [August 8, 2023, 6:19am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/control-which-comments-are-embedded/41363 "2023-08-08T06:19:35Z")
Hi there! Is there a possibilty to control which(!) Comments are displayed on an embedding Website? If Discussion goes wild, i don’t want to display every (of eventually hunderds) comment under the underlying Webpost. … --- ## [Migration from Xenforo?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-xenforo/41365)
**Author:** [@SubStrider](https://meta.discourse.org/u/SubStrider)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 2:48pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/migration-from-xenforo/41365 "2016-03-21T14:48:26Z")
Continuing the discussion from PAID: Migrate Xenforo to Discourse: Are there any official importers or any paid services for import from XenForo yet? --- ## [Convert "answer" to "linked topic"](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-answer-to-linked-topic/41367)
**Author:** [@mfaure](https://meta.discourse.org/u/mfaure)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2016, 5:04pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/convert-answer-to-linked-topic/41367 "2016-03-21T17:04:48Z")
Hi, On our forum, the admins would like to be able to “convert” an answer to a linked topic (to maintain discussion threads clean). I didn’t find anything that could match, neither on the actions available in Discourse … --- ## [Need to rebuild app after changing app.yml?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-rebuild-app-after-changing-app-yml/41370)
**Author:** [@JimmyX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimmyX)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 22, 2016, 7:42am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/need-to-rebuild-app-after-changing-app-yml/41370 "2016-03-22T07:42:51Z")
If using the Virtual Box (not docker) is there a need to “rebuild the app” after changing app.yml? I actually copied some files over from the docker install because the file app.yml (taken from standalone.yml) was not t… --- ## [Anyone using gmail for SMTP?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-using-gmail-for-smtp/41371)
**Author:** [@JimmyX](https://meta.discourse.org/u/JimmyX)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [October 8, 2017, 4:46pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/anyone-using-gmail-for-smtp/41371 "2017-10-08T16:46:29Z")
Trying to get discourse up and running I used gmail for the SMTP mentoned in app.yml. A feature of gmail is allowing this according to this article. It doesn’t work. My settings are something like this (I changed my emai… [Previous page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=547) [Next page](https://meta.discourse.org/hot.md?page=549)